Learn about Public Health from Leading Faculty
Everyone should have the opportunity to access quality public health information and education. Whether you are just beginning to learn about public health or seeking opportunities for professional development and continuing education, the University of Michigan School of Public Health's catalogue of online learning experiences will allow you to join in the pursuit of a healthier world for all.
In the ever-growing collection of courses listed here, Michigan Public Health is offering the opportunity for learners to become informed and build skills related to a variety of public health issues and disciplines—and learn directly from our renowned faculty experts.
Courses led by faculty from Michigan Public Health are hosted on several online learning platforms partners including Coursera, Michigan Online, and Canvas. Use the links below to access each course.
University of Michigan students, alumni, faculty, and staff can sign up anytime for free access to many of the Michigan Online/Coursera-hosted courses listed below. Visit Michigan Online for details.
Courses
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) give participants the freedom to learn at their own pace in a short-term, fully online learning experience. Explore a range of public health topics with Michigan Public Health faculty experts in each of the following courses.
Achieving Health Equity in Healthcare
Instructor(s): Minal Patel
Duration: 5 weeks
Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Reducing Bias in Healthcare
Duration: 4 weeks
Arranging and Visualizing Data in R
Instructor(s): Philip Boonstra
Duration: 4 weeks
Assessing and Improving Community Health
Instructor(s): Sharon Kardia
Duration: 4 weeks
Breastfeeding: Public Health Perspectives
Instructor(s): Olivia Anderson
Duration: 4 weeks
Causes of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
Instructor(s): Minal Patel
Duration: 5 weeks
Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health
Instructor(s): Richard Neitzel
Duration: 4 weeks
Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health
Instructor(s): Richard Neitzel
Duration: 4 weeks
Environmental Health: the Foundation of Global Public Health
Instructor(s): Richard Neitzel
Duration: 4 weeks
Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life
Instructor(s): Vic Strecher
Duration: 4 weeks
Foundational Skills for Communicating About Health
Instructor(s): Brian Zikmund-Fisher
Duration: 5 weeks
Health Impacts of Chemicals in Consumer Products
Instructor(s): Olivier Jolliet
Duration: 3 weeks
Healthy and Sustainable Foods
Instructor(s): Olivier Jolliet
Duration: 3 weeks
History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
Instructor(s): Minal Patel
Duration: 5 weeks
Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
Instructor(s): Richard Neitzel
Duration: 4 weeks
Introduction to Healthcare Accounting
Instructor(s): Singh Simone
Duration: 4 weeks
Introduction to Healthcare Finance
Instructor(s): Jeffrey McCullough
Duration: 4 weeks
Introduction to Healthcare Management
Instructor(s): Michael Rubyan
Duration: 4 weeks
Life Cycle Assessment
Instructor(s): Olivier Jolliet
Duration: 6 weeks
Linear Regression Modeling for Health Data
Instructor(s): Philip Boonstra
Duration: 3 weeks
Logistic Regression and Prediction for Health Data
Instructor(s): Philip Boonstra
Duration: 3 weeks
Purpose at Work: A Course for Employers and Leaders
Instructor(s): Vic Strecher
Duration: 3 weeks
Science of Firearm Injury Prevention Among Children & Teens
Instructor(s): Marc Zimmerman
Duration: 7 weeks
Social Determinants of Health
Duration: 4 weeks
Structural Racism: Causes of Health Inequities in the U.S.
Instructor(s): Melissa Creary; Paul Fleming; William Lopez;
Duration: 3 weeks
Sustainable Consumption and Health
Instructor(s): Olivier Jolliet
Duration: 3 weeks
The Influence of Social Context on Health
Instructor(s): Briana Mezuk; Belinda Needham;
Duration: 4 weeks
Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law
Instructor(s): David Mendez
Duration: 4 weeks
Series
Take a deep dive into an area of public health with a series. Series offer greater context and related learning around a given public health topic by providing a collection of courses intended to be taken together to allow you to grow your knowledge and skills.
Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health
Duration: 16 weeks
The Influence of Social Determinants on Health
Duration: 12 weeks
Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare
Duration: 15 weeks
Healthy and Sustainable Foods and Products
Duration: 15 weeks
Data Science for Health Research
Duration: 10 weeks
Healthcare Management and Finance
Duration: 12 weeks
Teach-Outs
Teach-Outs are free and open online learning events where participants hear from diverse experts, discuss and connect with other participants, and consider potential action we can take in our own communities. Teach-Outs are synchronous courses, usually occurring live over a two-week period, but learners can view recordings of past Teach-Out sessions at any time.
Preventing Gun Violence in America Teach-Out
Duration: 3 weeks
Vaccines and COVID-19 Teach-Out
Instructor(s): Abram Wagner
Duration: 4 weeks
COVID-19: Processing the Pandemic Teach-Out
Instructor(s): Brian Zikmund-Fisher
Duration: 2 weeks
Looking for more?
Consider earning an advanced degree in public health online. Michigan Public Health offers two, master's degree options for working professionals and distance learners.
We're glad to inform you that several of the open courses offered above contain lessons directly featured in our Population and Health Sciences (Online MPH), in addition, we also have an open course series which can serve as a primer for the Executive Master's program in Health Management and policy curriculum. These MOOCs can offer a jumpstart on your degree progress and can help you decide whether an online degree program is the right fit for you.
Our online degree offerings allow learners to benefit from a University of Michigan education and our world class public health faculty from wherever they are located.